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Silver City area events June 8-10

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06/07/2013 04:23:53 PM MDT

Saturday

Students of Occupational Therapy Assistants rummage and bake sale, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Watts Building, Swan and Highway 180. There will be many interesting items: games, clothes, toys and collectibles. Please come out and find a treasure or two and support the students.

Big Ditch Water Life, 8 a.m. Saturday, visitor center parking lot. Free. Learn about some of the fascinating life that inhabits San Vicente Creek with Andrew Lindlof of the Silver City Watershed Keepers at Gila Resources Information Project. For more information contact swnmaudubon@gmail.com.

Friends of the Silver City Library Book Sale, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, 1510 Market Street. Kids get a book free if it contains the word or color "red."

Guided walking tour around old Fort Bayard, 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Fort Bayard, 6 miles east of Silver City. Tours begin at the Museum, located on the northwest side of the Parade Grounds. Wear comfortable shoes and a hat. Well-behaved, leashed dogs are welcome. The museum/gift shop will be open from noon to 1 p.m. for visitors to tour. For more information, call Fort Bayard Historic Preservation Society member Kathy Hill, 307-640-3012.

Bike Works Community Bike Ride, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. Meet at our main Root Shop behind the Recreation Center at 10 a.m. if you need to borrow a bike or helmet or need a quick adjustment. Meet at our new Downtown Branch Shop at 10:30 a.m. if you're ready to roll. Bring water, plans for lunch, and a sense of exploration. Riding on roads and trails, the difficulty is determined by the riders who show up. For more information, call 575-388-1444.

Colcha Stitching Presentation with Monique Durham, 11 a.m. Saturday, Bayard Public Library, 1112 Central Ave. We will step back in time from India, Portugal and Spain, before the New Mexican colonial area, to explore the history of the designs and the provenance of the colcha stitch, this unique American Southwest folk embroidery. For more information, call The Bayard Public Library at 575-537-6244.

Downtown Rodeo Days games, 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday, MainStreet Plaza, the home of the Farmer's Market. Rodeo related fun and games. For more information, call Lucy Whitmarsh 575-574-8394 or email lmwk@dishmail.net.

Presentation and Book Signing: "Fulltimers - The Adventures of Lou and Martha by John Catsis," 2 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Silver City Museum, 312 W. Broadway. For more information, call 575-538-5921 or go to www.silvercitymuseum.org.

"Grease" screening and fundraiser for the Buckhorn Opera House Theatre Group, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Buckhorn Opera House, 32 Main St. Pinos Altos. Doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets available at Buckhorn Saloon and Dandelion Wish for $10. Costumes are encouraged. For more info call 575-538-9911.

Star Party Astronomy Observation, after sundown with astronomer Matt Wilson, of the Silver City Astronomy Society, at City of Rocks State Park, 33 miles south of Silver City, 4 miles East of Highway 180 on Highway 61. Sunset: 8:10 p.m., Program Start: 9:20 p.m. Program End: 10:50 p.m. Venus is coming into the evening sky in the west, and may be seen at program start. The planet Saturn is high in the south at program start. The spring sky with Leo, Virgo, Ursa Major and the Hydra void is well presented The Milky Way is all round on the horizon, and Scorpius is rising. For more information, contact the Southwest New Mexico Green Chamber at swGreenChamber@gmail.com or 575-538-4332 or Matt Wilson at matthewdwilson@q.com 575-536-2800. For info on City of Rocks State Park, call 575-536-2800 or visit: www.emnrd.state.nm.us/spd/cityofrocksstatepark.html

Sunday

Big Ditch Park birding, 7:30 a.m. Sunday, meet at Silver City Visitor Center Parking Lot. Free. Explore Silver City's "riverwalk" with Karen Beckenbach and learn some of the birds that frequent the area. Part of the celebration of publication of the revised Greenways of Silver City brochure. For more information contact swnmaudubon@gmail.com.

Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Silver City presentation 10 a.m. Sunday, 3845 North Swan St. Alicia Edwards, Director of the Volunteer Center of Grant County, will speak. She will provide an update on the newly opened "Commons" building which is now the Food Pantry, offices, and more. The offertory this Sunday will go to the Volunteer Center. Please join us. There will be coffee and conversation, with light refreshments, after the service.

Silver City Grant County Widowed Persons Service meeting, 11 a.m. Monday, Glad Tidings Church. The travelers will tell us about their Hawaiian Cruise trip. The cost for lunch is $10. For information, call 575-537-3643.

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